Ancient wizards return to Hogwarts.

"I met a prophet in the alchemy world." Les organized his words and decided to start with Vashak's prophecy.

"You don't really believe those so-called prophecies, do you? If so, I will laugh at you." Rowena refuted him before Les finished speaking: "Those prophecies are upside down and can be interpreted in any way. In the end, people will always find corresponding explanations for those confusing statements."

The four of them each hold their own opinions about divination, prophets and their predictions. Rowena is the one who least believes in divination and predictions.

She believed that the so-called destiny was actually in her own hands. The predictions given by fortune-tellers could only serve as a vague hint. For the sake of magic, Rowena admitted that they could indeed reveal a corner of the future, but it was only a corner.

Just like the blind men touching an elephant, the predicted future is one-sided, and anyone who believes in the prediction completely is undoubtedly a fool.

If Salazar said that he decided to die because of the prophecy, Rowena would definitely laugh at him and scold him to wake him up.

"What is the prophecy?"

There are those who do not believe in prophecies, and there are those who firmly believe in them.

Helga is the one who believes in the prophecy the most among the four. Godric believes in it too, but he believes more in the sword in his hand.

Hearing that Salazar met a prophet in the alchemy world, Helga wanted to hear what the prophet's prophecy was first.

As soon as Helga finished speaking, Rowena frowned. As an old friend who had known each other for many years, she certainly understood what Helga was thinking.

But she couldn't stop it.

Rice recounted the prophecy he had heard, and the expressions of both men became serious.

Apart from anything else, it is quite remarkable that Vashago could actually see through Salazar's whereabouts.

"From the perspective of training students alone, what he said is quite accurate." Rowena snorted, trying to divert Salazar's attention.

"So he not only predicted that you would die, but also gave each of the four of us a warning?" Helga was more concerned about the sentence "The four animal friends are all sick, one more seriously than the other", which was obviously referring to the four of them.

Needless to say, Godric was in a very bad condition. He needed the help of the Resurrection Stone to even reveal himself. The same was true for me. My body was decaying and I didn't know when I would die of old age. Rowena was simply a ghost. She couldn't even be considered a living person when she wasn't possessed.

Salazar, who is in the best condition among the four, is now seriously injured.

'This prophecy is terrifyingly accurate. ' Helga thought.

Rice said "hmm" softly, but also said that this was not the crux of the problem.

"This prophecy is quite accurate. I think I should just follow it."

Rowena raised an eyebrow and was about to say something, but Rice spoke before she could.

"This is a good thing. It kills many birds with one stone."

"Good thing?" Rowena's eyebrows rose higher. She obviously couldn't accept Salazar's words.

Les's voice continued to come from the crystal ball.

"I know you don't like words like prophecy and destiny, so let me put it another way... I'm doing an experiment, an experiment on life and death."

"Ok?"

It's true, the same thing, but after Rowena said it in a different way, it suddenly sounded much better to her.

Of course, this also depends on the nature of the matter. One is to accept the situation, while the other is to explore the unknown. These are two completely different extremes.

"I plan to explore the afterlife, and this is the perfect opportunity. I will make arrangements."

After hearing what their old friend said, Rowena and Helga couldn't help but sigh.

"The risk of your experiment seems a bit high."

"I made some preparations."

The crystal ball was silent for a long time.

"Anyway, I'm just letting you know. I've made up my mind." Rice said in a firm tone, "After you get the news of my death, remember to come here often."

Rice passed on his address in the alchemy world.

Among the many things he has prepared, this is quite important.

After getting assurances from his two old friends, Rice breathed a sigh of relief: It's settled now.

If the two old friends were not there, he would not dare to play like this, but now he can let go.

"So there's really no way to heal his injury?" Helga was still a little unwilling. She always felt that Salazar could still be rescued.

For wizards of their level, as long as they are not killed on the spot, it is not a problem for them to survive for a while.

"We can first make a device that will freeze time at that moment when you step into it. Then Helga and I will slowly study a plan to treat you." Rowena proposed an idea of ​​her own.

Since she, who is good at time magic, dares to say this, it means that she is confident that she can turn the idea into reality by the end of the second stage of the competition.

"No, don't do that!" Les was afraid of this guy.

Once you step into this device, it's hard to say when you can get out.

After some persuasion, Les finally made Rowena give up her idea.

"After I come out, my identity will inevitably be exposed—"

"We have already taken care of the beginning and the end for you." Helga said impatiently: "Now your ranking in the standings is normal..."

"Thank you, but I'm not referring to this, but to the impostor. I think you all know his identity, right?"

Rowena and Helga nodded together.

After obtaining new information from Aries, they finally figured out the true identity of "Godric". He is a remnant of the Norse gods.

"My current condition is very bad. I can no longer conceal the breath of my soul. As long as I step out of this small world, that person will definitely notice something unusual."

"So what? At worst, the three of us can work together to get rid of him." Helga didn't take a small god seriously at all.

In her opinion, the man was still breathing because the three of them did not want to do anything to him.

If they really wanted to get rid of Him, even if He was in Hogwarts, they would still have a way to do it, it would just take more effort.

Rowena didn't say anything, but a thoughtful light flashed in her eyes. She felt that Salazar wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to fish.

"No need. Only if I expose a flaw will he take action. The reason why he is not acting rashly now is because he suspects that there are top experts in Hogwarts, but he is not sure how many experts there are. Then it is the best solution for me to expose myself. Because this will dispel his doubts and provide cover for you two at the same time."

Rowena hummed in agreement.

"But I can roughly guess what that guy wants to do... He wants to bring back the era of the gods."

Upon hearing Salazar's speculation, Rowena remained calm, but Helga was horrified.

"How can this be? We must——"

"Not necessarily." Rowena's voice was very soft, but it made Helga speechless instantly.

She didn't understand why her old friend would say such a thing.

"Rowana is right. It is in the best interests of wizards to let the gods return now. We can just acquiesce to that guy to accomplish this. Times have changed. It will be beneficial to do so. It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the modern magic world." Les felt that Rowena would definitely not want to break this window paper, so it would be better for him to be the bad guy.

When the cunning foxes disappear from the mountains, the end of the hunting dogs will come.

If wizards want to integrate into modern society, it would be best if there is a sufficiently threatening villain on the opposite side of the Muggles. In this way, the Muggles will try every means to win over the wizards, and the wizards can take the opportunity to integrate into the Muggle society.

Is there anyone more suitable to be a villain than the gods?

If the four of them hadn't ended the era of the gods, the magic world wouldn't have been forced to hide, right? When there is a threat of supernatural power from outside, Muggles need wizards.

Helga began to seriously consider Salazar's point of view, while Rice took the opportunity to communicate with Rowena.

"How do you think He will bring back the era of the gods?"

"It's nothing more than targeting the underworld." Rice shrugged his shoulders, "It's just a mirage."

"Yeah." Rowena thought so too.

Even if the barrier between the underworld and the living world is broken, those gods cannot truly return.

The reason why the gods are strong is that they have absorbed more magical meteorite power. These powers have long disappeared with their deaths. Where do they go to replenish these powers now?

At most, it would allow a few phantoms to return.

"And if my experiment fails, I still have to rely on that person's help to revive me!" Rice made a careful joke.

He was also a little worried that he might be targeted because of his strong strength.

Ordinary people can be reincarnated, but I will be cast into the underworld. At that time, I really need to ask this Gryffindor to open a hole in the underworld so that I can escape.

After discussing some trivial matters with Rowena, Rice cut off the communication between the two.

He also needs to start making some preparations.

Putting the crystal ball in his arms, Rice looked up at the big tree behind him, and was surprised to find that it was actually a snake tree.

"It's fate..." Rice sighed, and wisps of silvery white smoke-like fluid began to appear on the surface of his body.

"Smoke" flowed out from the wounds on his body like water, and then sank into the roots of the tree.

A few hours later, the "smoke" in Rice's body finally drained away, and the snake tree behind Rice seemed to have undergone some changes.

There was a faint silver glow at the root of the tree, but when I looked closely, there was nothing there.

Rice nodded with satisfaction, and then fell into a deep sleep.

He needs to take a break.

After such a catastrophe, peace returned to the alchemy world and the competition continued.

As time went by, the situation on the standings became clearer. This kind of marathon-style long-term competition was a test of the hard power of each school.

With Daphne, Astoria, Cedric, and Hermione, Hogwarts quickly topped the standings and was far ahead. It was a foregone conclusion that it would take first place.

Ilvermorny managed to retain its second place due to the large number of contestants.

Other schools also have their own strengths and weaknesses, but the gap is not that big.

As expected, Durmstrang was competing with Kodosdoriz for the last place. These two schools were even surpassed by some small forces that participated independently...

Finally, when the deadline for the second stage of the competition arrived, everyone breathed a sigh of relief: it was finally over.

Except for those schools like Hogwarts and Ilvermorny that were admitted early, other schools were feeling the pinch. The low-ranked schools wanted to improve their rankings desperately, and the high-ranked schools were afraid of being overtaken by the schools below them. Everyone was so nervous that they were on edge.

It's time to start the party and celebrate.

When the contestants returned to Hogwarts, they were greeted with a warm welcome and celebration ceremony.

No one noticed that when the contestants returned, the expression of the legendary wizard Godric Gryffindor became extremely ferocious for a moment.

However, he quickly managed his expression, returned to normal, and shouted with other Gryffindor students: We are the champions.

But his eyes kept moving intentionally or unintentionally over a student with a bandage on his face.

He smelled a familiar stench.

That night, the four major common rooms of Hogwarts were brightly lit, as if an all-night party was about to begin.

Rice came to the astronomical tower to enjoy the rare leisure time.

Suddenly, all the sounds around him disappeared, including the sound of the wind in the astronomy tower and the cries of animals in the forbidden forest in the distance.

Les turned around and found the figure that he was so familiar with was standing behind him.

"This treasure is really great." Rice exclaimed from the bottom of his heart: "Is this is isolating me from the space where Hogwarts is?"

"Yes." Godric forced a smile on his face: "As expected of Salazar Slytherin, he is really knowledgeable."

"Back in Valhalla, I saw all kinds of treasures." Rice waved his hand.

"Is this the stage of revealing each other's real names? Then I won't be polite. Show your true identity, Loki."

The Gryffindor-looking Loki was unmoved.

"This body now is my true body."

Les raised his eyebrows: So that's why, no wonder there are no flaws.

Loki narrowed his eyes.

"If you hadn't revealed yourself, I wouldn't have recognized you, my [old acquaintance], Salazar. You're really good at surviving!"

"You have survived until now, haven't you?" The bandages on Rice's body burst open instantly, revealing the snake scales underneath. "Stop talking nonsense, get started!"

In response, he was met with flames that covered the entire sky and earth.

……

The battle is over.

Loki gently wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and raised up a charred object that barely looked human-shaped.

"Salazar, you probably didn't expect this day a thousand years ago... Heh, if you hadn't been injured, it would be hard to say who would win tonight..."

The humanoid "charcoal" trembled.

"It's all over." Loki was too lazy to talk nonsense with Salazar, and with a flash of red light, he completely killed the dying Slytherin.

Salazar Slytherin, died.

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